On the Meedan Radar, June 2013

12 Jun 2013

Journalism & Tech

On the increasingly contentious use of social media in Egypt to communicate rumour and misinformation:

"Social media now plays a more destructive role, often being used to provoke anger and hatred and spread unsubstantiated rumour," said Abdel-Saddiq. "Since the revolution, we've seen it used to incite protesters against police, the secular opposition against Islamist groups, and Muslims against Christians and vice versa."
http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2013_1852/post-revolution-egypt-social-media-shows-dark-side
- From the Arab media forum in UAE: